The decade of excess, the "Me" decade: no matter what you called it, the 80s was a peculiar decade packed with flavor and originality. Cranking out more icons and memories than you can shake a stick at, revisit the 80s here with tons of 80s TV commercials and show intros, from a time when imagination had no limits.
The decade that introduced a whole new generation of slackers and lazy Gen-X'ers: the 90s had attitude; breaking free from New Wave to embrace grunge, hip-hop and techno. See the progression of pop culture and values in the many commercials and TV shows displayed in this section.
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A commercial for the Mighty Ducks action figures, which were a spin-off of the short lived animated series from Disney, shown as a part of the "Disney Afternoon" rotation. The logo use...
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April 1, 2007 11:19:46
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This commercial featured the Darth Vader, Lando and 4-Lom figures for the Return of the Jedi action figures, along with a special mail-out offer.
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March 29, 2007 20:15:08
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This commercial introduces one of the original villains of the series, "Trap Jaw," and his interchangeable arm pieces.
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March 29, 2007 18:45:17
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To the anticipation of Ghostbuster fans everywhere, Kenner released the Real Ghostbuster toyline in 1987. Modeled after the animated series - not the movie, the figures included oddly colored uni...
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March 25, 2007 12:19:30
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Grimlock, leader of the Dinobots, was one of the most beloved and successful addition to the Transformers action figure line.
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March 25, 2007 12:14:08
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These "Laser Lights" action figures featured cigarette lighter-like wheels on their backs, that illuminated jewels on their chests. They were directly based upon the cartoon series, &qu...
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February 28, 2007 21:09:51
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These "Laser Lights" action figures featured cigarette lighter-like wheels on their backs, that illuminated jewels on their chests. They were directly based upon the cartoon series, &qu...
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February 28, 2007 21:05:56
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Undoubtedly the most famous mail-out figure ever, this G.I. Joe became an icon of the decade - from professional wrestler to action figure. Sgt. Slaughter made many commercial appearances through...
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February 28, 2007 20:39:47
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Supertrooper was a special G.I. Joe mail-out figure available with several proofs of purchase.
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This is the year that the Ninja Force characters were released: led by Snake Eyes, and also including Zartan, Night Creeper, Scarlett, Banzai, Bushido and Slice - including the Ninja Lightning cy...
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February 28, 2007 20:32:14
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These action figures and vehicles were modeled after those of the short-lived, failed series from 1990: The New Adventures of He-Man.
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February 26, 2007 22:04:33
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In lieu of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe live-action motion picture of 1987, these action figures featured characters of the movie and were entirely separate of the traditional toy s...
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February 25, 2007 20:00:03
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This set of Robotech action figures features Rick Hunter and nemesis Britai.
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February 20, 2007 22:26:52
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One of the biggest toy fads of the 80's were these tiny, super collectible "M.U.S.C.L.E." alien wrestlers. Only a couple inches tall and strangely pink colored, they featured a host of ...
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One of the biggest toy fads of the 80's were these tiny, super collectible "M.U.S.C.L.E." alien wrestlers. Only a couple inches tall and strangely pink colored, they featured a host of ...
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